May’s floundering efforts to get her Brexit deal approved has resulted in a few diplomats opining that Britain was most likely headed for chaotic tumble out of the EU. The bloc is likely to push ahead with contingency preparations next… Read More ›
Geopolitics
No shift in DUP stance over May’s Brexit deal: BBC’s political editor
The DUP plays a pivotal role in supporting May’s minority government. According to Laura Kuenssberg, BBC’s political editor, the leader of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, has not shown any change to her opposition to British Prime… Read More ›
Brexit – A Shakespearean tragedy starring Theresa May
British Prime Minister Theresa May is a puppet at the hands of the rebel lawmakers, including ones from her own Conservative Party, as well as that of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which props up her minority government…. Read More ›
Trump has broad support for his trade reform push against China
Trump is determined to fix China’s trade relationship with the U.S., an issue that he has railed against for years, long before he even stood for the U.S. Presidency. Although U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy has angered many… Read More ›
Italy First G7 Country To Join China’s New Silk Road Project
The first developed economy of the west to agree to be a part of the global investment programme of China is Italy. This decision by the European Member country has however raised concerns among the western ally’s of Italy. During… Read More ›
EU’s No-Deal Preparation Is Not Adequate, Say Business Lobby Group
According to reports, warning that the European Commission’s own no-deal Brexit plans “fall short of what is needed to limit major disruptions” were delivered to it in a letter by business lobby groups. Business Europe – an umbrella body for… Read More ›
AT&T’s CEO reveals Huawei’s Achilles heels
Here’s why it does not make any sense to partner with China’s Huawei, as explained lucidly by AT&T Inc’s Chief Executive Randall Stephenson. Randall Stephenson, AT&T Inc’s Chief Executive has disclosed, once you partner with China’s Huawei Technologies Co, it… Read More ›
$1.32 trillion to leave London ahead of Brexit: EY
Asset managers, banks, and insurers in London are expanding their European operations or opening new offices there to avoid a disruption from Britain’s potentially chaotic departure from the European Union. On Wednesday, in a significant development, Earnest and Young (EY)… Read More ›
Annual Survey Reveals World’s Most Expensive Cities
The annual Economist Intelligence Unit survey has put Paris at the top of the list that ranks major world cities on the basis of expenses for its residents and visitors. Paris shared the spot with two Asian cities Hong Kong… Read More ›
Huawei’s cheap 5G equipment come with massive security implications
Apart from the asymmetry between the access that Chinese firms enjoy in foreign markets and the access China provides foreign companies in its markets, the real threat to national security is that China’s 2017 cybersecurity law obliges and forces citizens… Read More ›